Yousef Al Otaiba
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- Milken Institute1h 3m
Strategic Investing in the Middle East and North Africa
Becky Anderson, Yousef Al Otaiba, Mohammed Alardhi, Adam Ereli, Harold Ford Jr.
Gulf Cooperation Council nations are aggressively diversifying their hydrocarbon-dependent economies through Vision 2030 and similar initiatives, leveraging Sovereign Wealth Funds like the Public Investment Fund to pursue $1 trillion in regional spending across infrastructure, tourism, and technology. This strategic pivot, driven by a youth bulge that constitutes 60-70% of the population, aims to create jobs and retain leisure capital while hedging against geopolitical volatility by expanding partnerships with Russia and China alongside traditional U.S. ties. Despite ongoing challenges regarding bureaucratic friction and cultural stigmas around failure, the region remains a high-growth destination where U.S. investors are urged to deepen long-term human capital partnerships to capitalize on a burgeoning middle class.
- Milken Institute1h 2m
MENA Region: New Tactics to Transform Economies and Accelerate Growth
Rana Foroohar, Yousef Al Otaiba, His Highness Prince Fahad Al Saud, Sheikh Meshal bin Hamad Al Thani, Mohammad Barraj, Prince Fahad Al Saud
Regional leaders and experts convened to outline a comprehensive strategy for economic diversification, highlighting the UAE's shift to a non-oil GDP and Qatar's 2030 vision while addressing a $260 billion financing gap for small and medium-sized enterprises. The panel emphasized leveraging technology and social media to drive female entrepreneurship and correct global narratives, alongside security reforms that prioritize addressing root causes of extremism over pure military intervention. Concluding with a call for intensified US-Europe-Arab collaboration, speakers urged the international community to support youth mobility, academic exchange, and internal regional partnerships to foster sustainable growth and "create hope."